Harness-hook



No. 6|3,579. Patented Nov. l, |898.

v. LAUER'. nAnnEss Hoou.

(Application Bled Aug. $0, 1897.)

(No Model.)

Nrrnn STATES PATENT rricn.

VICTOR LAUER, OF LITTLE BERGER, MISSORI.

HARNESS-HOOK.

srEoIoAIoN forming part of Lettere Patent No. 613,579, dated November 1,1898.

Application filed August 30, 1897. Serial No. 649,997. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, VICTOR LAUER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little Berger, in the county of Gasconade and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarness-Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a novel harnesshook, the object being toproduce an extremely simple and highly efficient hook consisting of buttwo parts and requiring no springs or other loose or fragile elementslikely to become deranged in use.

To the accomplishment of this object the invention consists inconstructinga harnesshook composed of an elongated metal loop and acurved tongue of peculiar construction carried by the loop and having-ahooked end engaging the extremity of the loop to retain the device inthe closed position.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved-hook applied to the end of astrap, showing the tongue in theclosed position; and Fig. 2 is asimilar View showing the tongue in theopen position.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, l indicates an elongatedmetal hook loop or body having a downwardly-bent end 2 and provided atits opposite extremity with a preferably integral transverse strap-loop3, by means of which the device may be secured to the strap or otherpart.

i indicates a curved substantially semicircular tongue of somewhatlarger diameter than the diameter of the opening through the loop l andprovided at one end with a comparatively small neck 5, extending throughthe loop and terminating in an enlarged head 6, which is formed upon thetongue after the latter has been passed through the loop, and the tongueis then incapable of removal from the loop. The opposite end of thetongue is provided with a comparatively narrow hook 7, designed to passthrough the loop and to engage the extremity 2 thereof. It will thus beseen that while the neck 5 is of sufficient length to permit the hookend of the tongue to be passed freely through the loop for the purposeof opening and closing the device the tongue is incapable of detachmentand when once connected or hooked to the loop will constitute anefficient hook, the security of which will be increased as the strain isgreater. i

While I have illustrated and described my device as a hook for harness,it is obvious that it might be used in various other connections-as, forinstance, as an equivalent of the cockeye and singletree-hook or of anordinary lin e-bu ckle, (Sac. -and while the present embodiment of myinvention appears at this time to be preferable I do not desire to limitmyself to the structural details set out,

but reserve the rightto change, modify, or

vary such details at will within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A harness-hook comprising a body having an elongated opening therein,and a bent tongue whose ends extend through said opening and areprovided with means for engaging the body.

2. A harness-hook comprising a body having an elongated opening therein,and a bent tongue whose ends extend through said opening from the sameside, and are provided with means for engaging the body.

3. A harness-hook comprising a body having an elongated opening therein,and a bent tongue whose ends extend through said opening from the sameside of the body, one of which ends is provided with a head, and theother with a hook.

4. The combination with a loop, of a bent tongue whose ends extendthrough said loop from the same side, one of which is provided with ahead or shoulder wider than the opening through said loop, and the otheris provided with a hook narrower than the opening through said loop, butadapted to engage the end thereof.

5. The combination with a loop, of a bent tongue whose ends extendthrough said loop from the same side, both of which are provided withengaging means, and the tongue being provided at a point intermediate ofits ends with a projection wider than the opening through said loop.

6. In a device of the character described,

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the combination with an elongated loop, of at In testimony whereof Ihave signed this substantially semieirculnr tongue provided speeiozrtonin the presence of two subscrib- Wth a reduced neck extending throughthe ing Witnesses;

loop and with L terminal head, and a, oom- VICTOR LAUER.

5` paratvely narrow hook upon the opposite ex- Ttnesses W tremity of thetongue and designed to engage AUGUST KOELLER, u; one end of the loop,substantially as speoed. JOHN J. STOEGKLIN.

